Shanahan wasn't the one that had Adidas promoting the 1st game return. Or whining that coaches wouldn't let him on the field during preseason. If Shanahan had started Cousins then he would have lost Griffin, Dan Synder and the fan base(and their dollars).

if the team is winning no one would care, right? Fact is that RG3 is the franchise and there's simply no getting around that. Shanny should have let RG3 heal up 100% and not rush a comeback. He didn't have the offseason anyway. RG3 is the long term QB but Cousins could have been the savior, and he might very well have brought the skins a first or at the very least second round pick to recoup some of the picks traded for the franchise QB.